In the fifteenth year since Dark Portal started, Azeroth has restored peace to a certain extent.
Dark Portal, which threatened Eastern Kingdoms, had been shut down seven years ago. Although there are still many Orcs that invaded Azeroth, they are still in Azeroth, but these Orcs are no longer large-scale and can only rely on few data points to survive.
Even these strongholds gradually came under threat after the Alliance races gradually recovered from the damage caused by the two wars, forcing the Orcss to further shrink their forces.
Various unstable factors in Northrend have been resolved one by one by Aaron. Lich King and his subordinate Undead were forced to hide in the deepest part of the Azjol-Nerub underground kingdom. Deep in the depths, Vrykul, a ball of scattered sand, was gradually integrated by Titan Keepers who took up their responsibilities again. What is still worth worrying about is the huge body left behind by Yogg-Saron after his death and the remaining shadow power in the body.
As the saying goes, centipede insects are dead but not stiff. Although Yogg-Saron has been killed, some Northrend native creatures will still be affected and go crazy from time to time over the years. Fortunately, as the Titan Keeperss purify Yogg-Saron's remains step by step, the influence of Old Gods is gradually swept away.
As for Kalimdor, Night Elf, although they were involved in a war recently, this has not shaken their dominant position in Kalimdor, and because of the invasion of Quilboar and Naga, it has actually promoted Shandris As the plan of E·Feathermoon progresses, more and more Night Elfs leave the traditional Night Elf territory and enter areas they were once unwilling to go to, gradually establishing a warning system covering the entire Kalimdor.
And Centaur gradually changed after Zaetar escaped from trouble, especially since Theradras has left, Centaur's warlike nature has gradually been controlled. Maybe one day they can also establish peaceful and friendly relations with other races, instead of constantly fighting against various races as in the past.
The only thing that can be called trouble is Aqir behind Scarab Wall, but Night Elf has established an outpost to monitor Scarab Wall at Silithus to provide early warning., and after the repair by Azuregos, there is no need to worry about the gap drilled by Twilight's Hammer on Scarab Wall for the time being. Aqir will not be a threat for at least a few years.
However, for Aaron, all this information can be said to be hearsay. He rarely left Covenant City this year. In addition to using a communicator to communicate with Archaedas and the others, the source of the information was from listening to the businessmen who came to Covenant City.
Over the past year, Aaron's main work has been on the management of Ya-Mei Trading Company and Covenant City. Last year, the adventure that lasted for more than half a year in Kalimdor made Aaron vaguely afraid of adventure. Besides, Aaron currently has no place to go.
Moreover, one thing that Aaron himself is not very clear about is that since Kalimdor came back, he has felt in his heart that the threat of Azeroth is gone and he no longer needs to work hard to avoid a bad future.
Aaron himself didn't realize this, but this unclear idea still affected his choice, making him somewhat reluctant to continue taking risks and just wanted to stay in Covenant City.
Aaron On the surface, the reason given to himself is that he wants to develop more equipment that can be used on the battlefield, but in fact, it is because the motivation generated by the pressure in his heart gradually becomes less sufficient.
However, Aaron has not always stayed in Covenant City this year. The first time he went out was in the summer of this year, when Silver Hand's joining ceremony was held. Originally, if Aaron had followed his own ideas, he would not have thought of such a thing. To participate, after all, the relationship between him and Silver Hand has always been a bit awkward. It was okay when they fought side by side in the past, but usually Aaron really doesn't want to contact them. He always feels that these Paladin have been paying Silver Hand Warhammer's attention.
However, the person who invited Aaron this time was indeed Arthas. Seeing the sincere letter Arthas attached to the invitation, Aaron decided to go and have a look, mainly because The words on the letter also vaguely revealed the uneasiness in Arthas's heart. Aaron felt that it was necessary to check the situation. What if Arthas really couldn't become Paladin?
Fortunately, the ceremony held at Stormwind City Cathedral of Light went smoothly. Arthas successfully received the favor of Holy Light, officially became a Silver Hand Paladin, and received a war hammer named Holy Light's Vengeance.
As the prince of Lordaeron, Arthas's weapon is naturally not an ordinary standard war hammer. Although it looks ugly, this hammer is still a very powerful weapon. Although it is not as good as an artifact, the difference is that it seems that an artifact can also be forged with this war hammer. Of course, that is a story later.
Congratulations to Arthas for successfully joining Silver Hand. Aaron stayed at Stormwind City for a few days. With the help of Truthguard, he confirmed that Black Dragon Princess had not changed his appearance and returned to Stormwind City. Only then did he return to Covenant City with confidence.
Originally Aaron thought that he would not leave Covenant City this year. However, when Dark Portal's fifteenth year of Winter Veil was about to come, he encountered an unusual thing - Illucia wanted to ask for leave from him and go home.
In the past few years, Illucia has often gone home, but not in winter. Firstly, the cold weather is not conducive to travel at this time. Secondly, at this time, Covenant City will have many things that require Illucia to take charge of the overall situation, and she cannot escape.
In fact, when Harvest Festival was here this fall, Illucia had already returned home once, and it had only been two months since he returned to Covenant City. Besides, the expression on Illucia's face looked very wrong.
Aaron noticed that Illucia had a strange expression, so he asked the other party why he suddenly wanted to go home, "Did something happen at your home?"
Illucia sighed, "My parents joined an inexplicable Cult of the Damned. I always feel that something is wrong. I have to go home to check the situation, otherwise I will always feel a little uneasy."
"What did you say?" Aaron's gradually slowing heart was shocked when he heard Illucia's words, followed by deep self-doubt.
Cult of the Damned? Isn't that the sect founded by Kel'Thuzad after joining the Scourge camp? Now shouldn't Kel'Thuzad be studying Shadowlands's affairs in Helheim? How did Cult of the Damned appear?
Is there a self-correction mechanism in this world? It couldn't be done by the Bronze Dragonflights, right? However, I didn't notice that they were dissatisfied with their actions in the past few contacts, or was it done by the Infinite Dragonflights? It's true that I haven't seen those guys for a long time, and there is a possibility that they made big news quietly.
Just when Aaron's mind was in chaos, Illucia also noticed it. She had heard about Aaron's identity as a prophet. She could make Aaron show such an expression. It seemed that there was really something wrong with this Cult of the Damned: "Lord? Do you know something?"